Missoula's firefighters need to always be ready for any kind of emergency. That's why, on March 27, 2024, crews assembled at city station #4 to practice their skills.
A fire was lit inside a two-story building meant for training. Crews from the Missoula Fire Department and the Missoula Rural Fire District put on full gear and entered the burning building through doors and windows. Training in live environments is extremely important but with an ever-increasing call volume, firefighters get interrupted.
"It happens daily that we have crews that are in training that get pulled out of training. It's really difficult to shut down a burn training and pull our crews out to respond to calls. They are covered in all sorts of chemicals and toxic fumes that they don't want to be spreading around," Missoula City Fire Department Assistant Chief Philip Keating told MTN.